Tag: astronomy
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Educational Graphics
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How to See Satellites in Low Earth Orbit at Night
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How to Pop a Parachute on Another Planet
The Martian atmosphere lies low and thin. There’s not enough of it to land softly by parachute alone. But when you come screaming in a little over 3.5 miles per second, it’s almost more like water than air. The Mars Science Laboratory hit the atmosphere at 13,000 mph and slowed to 900 mph on atmospheric… Read more
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Martian Geology
This image from India’s MOM mission highlights a region with stress fractures – cracks – in Mars’ crust that can run as much as 3 miles deep. They’re called fossa, sometimes grabens, and they exist on Earth too. Yes, you are riding on a cracked surface. Have a good day. http://www.isro.gov.in/pslv-c25-mars-orbiter-mission/breathtaking-pictures-mars-colour-camera-mcc-of-india%E2%80%99s-mars-orbiter Elsewhere on Mars, there’s… Read more